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Liberation Guidelines

Here are the ground rules:

A song joins the list when it goes 1000 days without being fully played live by the full band, and it is "liberated" when it is fully played live by the full band. Our definition of "full band" is fairly loose but generally includes a minimum of Dave, Carter, and one other member of the current touring band.
A song qualifies if it has been fully played live by the full band five or more times. The exception is that officially-released, Dave-penned studio songs qualify as long as they have been fully played live by the full band at least once (e.g., Baby Blue, Let You Down).
A song is disqualified if it has not been fully played live by the full band five or more times or if it is in the Defunct category (e.g., #36, Leave Me Praying).

Top 10 Liberations (by days)

Little Thing
4.30.96 – 7.7.12 (5912 days)
Blue Water
2.25.95 – 4.24.09 (5172 days)
Melissa
9.29.09 – 7.19.23 (5041 days)
Busted Stuff
9.3.10 – 5.9.23 (4631 days)
#34
3.23.93 – 7.9.05 (4491 days)
Blackjack
6.2.12 – 8.30.24 (4472 days)
Rye Whiskey
7.5.09 – 9.17.21 (4457 days)
American Baby Intro
9.18.11 – 7.14.23 (4317 days)
Break for It
9.5.10 – 5.11.22 (4266 days)
Time of the Season
3.23.07 – 8.24.18 (4172 days)

Top 10 Liberations (by shows)

#34
3.23.93 – 7.9.05 (1234 shows)
Little Thing
4.30.96 – 7.7.12 (1166 shows)
Blue Water
2.25.95 – 4.24.09 (1082 shows)
Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard
11.17.92 – 5.5.01 (1007 shows)
Melissa
9.29.09 – 7.19.23 (767 shows)
Blackjack
6.2.12 – 8.30.24 (718 shows)
Rye Whiskey
7.5.09 – 9.17.21 (685 shows)
Busted Stuff
9.3.10 – 5.9.23 (664 shows)
American Baby Intro
9.18.11 – 7.14.23 (651 shows)
Time of the Season
3.23.07 – 8.24.18 (646 shows)

Songs Most Liberated

Christmas Song (5 times)
Maker, The (5 times)
#34 (4 times)
Cortez the Killer (4 times)
Dreamgirl (4 times)
Fool to Think (4 times)
Help Myself (4 times)
JTR (4 times)
Last Stop, The (4 times)
Pay for What You Get (4 times)

Current Liberation List

#	Song	Missing Since	Days Since	Shows Since	Notes
1	People People	1.26.93	11652	2432	teased by Stefan in 2012; never fully played without Peter
2	Spotlight	10.22.93	11383	2282	teased once in 1994 and once in 1997
3	Get in Line	12.31.94	10948	2041	reportedly soundchecked in 1999
4	Let You Down	6.20.97	10046	1729	played by Dave & Tim in 1997; teased by Stefan in 2003 & 2013; played by Dave solo in 2015
5	For the Beauty of Wynona	9.10.00	8868	1487	played by Dave solo in 2002 and by Dave & Tim in 2003
6	Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard	5.5.01	8631	1455	played by Dave & Paul Simon in 2014
7	Angel from Montgomery	8.26.01	8518	1406	played occasionally by Dave & Tim, Dave solo, and Dave with guests; never played by DMB without Boyd
8	Mother Father	8.26.01	8518	1406
9	Angel	7.5.03	7840	1298
10	Linus and Lucy	12.10.05	6951	1122
11	Exodus	10.2.07	6290	1003
12	Dream So Real, A	6.21.08	6027	985
13	#40	6.21.08	6027	985	teased and partially played occasionally; played by Dave solo on 7.4.15
14	Money (That's What I Want)	7.26.08	5992	969
15	Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)	8.30.08	5957	950	sister song played by Dave solo on 1.21.14
16	Money	9.6.08	5950	947
17	Blue Water	4.25.09	5719	933	played occasionally by Dave & Tim; teased or partially played occasinally by full band (most recently in 2014)
18	Road	6.18.10	5300	818	never played without Danny Barnes
19	Some Devil	7.21.10	5267	801	played regularly by Dave solo
20	Baby Blue	8.27.10	5230	787	played by Dave & Tim in 2010 and 2011 and by Dave solo in 2011, 2012, 2023, and 2024
21	Little Thing	7.13.12	4544	711	played by Dave solo on 11.7.15 and regularly by Dave & Tim
22	Everybody Wake Up (Our Finest Hour Arrives)	5.17.13	4236	677
23	True Reflections	6.15.13	4207	664	played regularly by Boyd with Crystal Garden in 2017; never played without Boyd
24	Good Times Bad Times	6.29.13	4193	657	played by Secret Stash on 8.26.17
25	Kit Kat Jam	7.26.13	4166	643
26	Crazy Easy	8.30.13	4131	638
27	Gaucho	9.1.13	4129	636
28	(Don't Fear) The Reaper	9.8.13	4122	632
29	American Baby	5.30.14	3858	613	played by Dave solo on 8.30.20
30	Take Me to Tomorrow	7.16.14	3811	592	played by Dave & Tim in 2015 and occasionally by Dave solo
31	Good Good Time	8.29.14	3767	581	played by Dave solo regularly in 2015 and twice in 2017, and played by Dave & Tim in 2022 and 2023
32	Slip Slidin' Away	8.31.14	3765	579
33	I Did It	7.21.15	3441	542	never played by DMB without Boyd
34	Snow Outside	9.5.15	3395	531	played by Dave & Tim on 7.6.16 and twice partially in 2017
35	Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)	9.11.15	3389	528	frequently interpolated, played on 9.3.21 without Carter and Stefan
36	Loving Wings	10.17.15	3353	521	played occasionally by Dave & Tim and Dave solo
37	Still Water	10.27.15	3343	515
38	Out of My Hands	6.28.16	3098	481	played occasionally by Dave & Tim
39	Death on the High Seas	7.29.16	3067	465	played occasionally by Dave & Tim
40	Oh	9.2.16	3032	459	played regularly by Dave & Tim and Dave solo
41	Runnin' Down a Dream	2.3.18	2513	455
42	Sleep to Dream Her	11.29.18	2214	402
43	Belly Belly Nice	12.7.18	2206	397
44	Kill the King	12.8.18	2205	396
45	Sweet Emotion	12.14.18	2199	393
46	Mercy	3.6.19	2117	390	played once by Dave and Tim in 2019 and several times by Dave solo
47	Save Me	4.1.19	2091	375	played on 9.3.21 without Carter or Stefan
48	Stand Up (For It)	6.21.19	2010	358
49	If I Had It All	6.28.19	2003	356
50	Fly Like an Eagle	10.20.19	1889	318
51	Beach Ball	2.28.20	1758	317	played by Dave solo on 4.16.21
52	Write a Song	8.25.21	1214	229
53	Rye Whiskey	10.9.21	1169	198	played regularly by Dave solo
54	Time of the Season	10.9.21	1169	198
55	Dive In	11.8.21	1139	191
56	Broken Things	11.9.21	1138	190

All Liberated Songs

#	Song	Missing Since	Liberation Date	Days Since	Shows Since
1	Christmas Song	12.8.93	12.2.98	1820	641
2	Maker, The	5.30.94	12.17.98	1662	557
3	#40	6.26.95	6.22.99	1457	379
4	Exodus	5.11.96	12.13.00	1677	404
5	Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard	11.17.92	5.5.01	3091	1007
6	Halloween	12.15.98	9.8.02	1363	277
7	Last Stop, The	7.11.99	6.17.03	1437	242
8	Typical Situation	8.26.00	6.17.03	1025	187
9	Pay for What You Get	7.7.99	6.18.03	1442	246
10	Cry Freedom	7.10.99	6.18.03	1439	244
11	Dreaming Tree, The	8.6.99	6.18.03	1412	227
12	Maker, The	8.29.00	6.18.03	1023	186
13	I'll Back You Up	9.13.00	6.24.03	1014	180
14	Spoon	11.21.98	7.29.03	1711	328
15	#34	3.23.93	7.9.05	4491	1234
16	Exodus	12.13.00	9.12.05	1734	337
17	Christmas Song	12.19.98	11.29.05	2537	466
18	Linus and Lucy	8.27.00	12.10.05	1931	374
19	JTR	8.28.01	4.29.06	1705	287
20	Raven	7.29.02	5.30.06	1401	221
21	Proudest Monkey	9.8.02	5.30.06	1360	204
22	Dreaming Tree, The	8.7.03	6.3.06	1031	163
23	Digging a Ditch	8.31.03	6.3.06	1007	156
24	Big Eyed Fish	8.8.02	6.7.06	1399	220
25	So Right	7.19.03	6.10.06	1057	179
26	Pay for What You Get	8.24.03	6.20.06	1031	170
27	Last Stop, The	8.8.03	7.2.06	1059	178
28	Sleep to Dream Her	9.9.03	7.28.06	1053	171
29	Maker, The	9.6.03	3.23.07	1294	206
30	Sweet Up and Down	7.25.00	8.7.07	2569	476
31	Fool to Think	9.4.04	9.21.07	1112	200
32	Long Black Veil	8.1.03	6.6.08	1771	287
33	#40	8.3.99	6.21.08	3245	553
34	Space Between, The	7.13.04	6.28.08	1446	257
35	Sugar Will	10.5.04	7.9.08	1373	228
36	Help Myself	9.4.04	7.12.08	1407	237
37	Spoon	9.14.03	8.9.08	1791	299
38	Blue Water	2.25.95	4.24.09	5172	1082
39	Big Eyed Fish	9.12.06	3.14.10	1279	238
40	Busted Stuff	5.18.02	5.28.10	2932	534
41	Kit Kat Jam	7.30.03	5.28.10	2494	453
42	Hello Again	9.10.05	5.28.10	1721	305
43	JTR	9.3.06	5.28.10	1363	244
44	So Right	9.22.06	5.29.10	1345	238
45	Digging a Ditch	9.9.06	6.2.10	1362	244
46	Cry Freedom	3.27.05	6.5.10	1896	369
47	Still Water	8.17.07	7.9.10	1057	221
48	Minarets	12.13.05	7.21.10	1681	319
49	Some Devil	8.26.07	7.21.10	1060	222
50	Good Good Time	10.2.04	7.30.10	2127	409
51	Last Stop, The	9.12.06	7.31.10	1418	274
52	Cortez the Killer	10.21.06	7.31.10	1379	267
53	If I Had It All	9.14.07	8.25.10	1076	226
54	American Baby Intro	11.15.07	8.27.10	1016	213
55	Fool to Think	9.26.07	9.4.10	1074	224
56	I Did It	9.4.04	9.5.10	2192	428
57	Christmas Song	12.15.05	9.18.10	1738	344
58	Captain	7.27.04	6.24.11	2523	472
59	Break Free	9.13.06	6.25.11	1746	312
60	Kill the King	7.1.06	6.26.11	1821	344
61	Joyride	6.24.06	7.8.11	1840	348
62	American Baby	8.1.06	9.2.11	1858	343
63	Beach Ball	5.1.09	5.18.12	1113	187
64	You Never Know	7.31.09	5.18.12	1022	144
65	Help Myself	8.29.08	5.28.12	1368	216
66	Everybody Wake Up (Our Finest Hour Arrives)	12.15.05	6.3.12	2362	387
67	Typical Situation	9.10.09	6.22.12	1016	146
68	Little Thing	4.30.96	7.7.12	5912	1166
69	Dreamgirl	6.4.10	5.17.13	1078	148
70	Recently	7.9.10	5.26.13	1052	136
71	JTR	7.13.10	5.26.13	1048	134
72	Hunger for the Great Light	9.22.07	5.29.13	2076	339
73	True Reflections	7.29.03	6.15.13	3609	619
74	Space Between, The	7.2.08	6.22.13	1816	318
75	Crazy Easy	9.8.04	7.23.13	3240	563
76	Kit Kat Jam	7.1.10	7.24.13	1119	167
77	Old Dirt Hill (Bring That Beat Back)	9.7.08	7.27.13	1784	304
78	#34	10.2.07	8.31.13	2160	366
79	Stolen Away on 55th & 3rd	8.30.08	5.16.14	2085	332
80	Pay for What You Get	7.12.08	5.24.14	2142	359
81	I'll Back You Up	11.17.10	5.24.14	1284	147
82	Good Good Time	7.30.10	6.13.14	1414	189
83	Sledgehammer	3.14.10	7.4.14	1573	233
84	Burning Down the House	9.18.11	7.12.14	1028	149
85	Steady As We Go	8.6.06	8.31.14	2947	509
86	Maker, The	9.3.11	6.3.15	1369	184
87	Cortez the Killer	9.17.11	6.10.15	1362	185
88	Down by the River	5.27.07	6.26.15	2952	489
89	Smooth Rider	7.18.09	6.26.15	2169	340
90	I Did It	9.15.10	7.17.15	1766	233
91	Sugar Will	3.7.10	5.7.16	2253	332
92	Last Stop, The	11.20.10	5.7.16	1995	256
93	Shotgun	7.23.13	5.11.16	1023	143
94	Dreamgirl	7.6.13	5.13.16	1042	152
95	Dive In	9.16.11	5.14.16	1702	245
96	Break Free	9.17.11	5.17.16	1704	245
97	Fool to Think	7.9.13	6.24.16	1081	169
98	Time Bomb	7.6.13	2.3.18	1673	198
99	Alligator Pie	7.13.13	2.3.18	1666	194
100	Runnin' Down a Dream	9.7.13	2.3.18	1610	178
101	You Never Know	7.26.14	2.3.18	1288	131
102	Stand Up (For It)	10.1.07	5.18.18	3882	550
103	What You Are	5.31.13	5.18.18	1813	215
104	#27	7.23.14	5.18.18	1395	134
105	Louisiana Bayou	7.18.15	5.18.18	1035	89
106	Steady As We Go	8.31.14	5.19.18	1357	126
107	Hello Again	6.30.10	5.22.18	2883	360
108	Smooth Rider	6.26.15	6.2.18	1072	110
109	Captain	9.12.15	6.23.18	1015	92
110	Sledgehammer	7.17.15	6.29.18	1078	111
111	JTR	7.3.13	7.14.18	1837	230
112	Time of the Season	3.23.07	8.24.18	4172	646
113	Write a Song	7.14.15	8.25.18	1138	133
114	Spaceman	11.11.15	8.31.18	1024	95
115	#34	9.7.13	9.7.18	1826	226
116	Kill the King	6.26.11	11.27.18	2711	352
117	Sweet Emotion	7.10.11	11.27.18	2697	349
118	Sleep to Dream Her	5.29.13	11.27.18	2008	267
119	Cortez the Killer	6.10.15	11.30.18	1269	158
120	Christmas Song	6.28.14	12.7.18	1623	203
121	Dreamgirl	5.13.16	3.6.19	1027	111
122	Help Myself	6.29.13	3.10.19	2080	269
123	Sugar Will	7.30.16	6.15.19	1050	104
124	Maker, The	9.4.16	6.15.19	1014	97
125	If I Had It All	5.19.12	6.28.19	2596	385
126	Joyride	8.30.13	7.12.19	2142	290
127	I'll Back You Up	7.1.15	7.27.19	1487	214
128	Spoon	8.30.14	8.24.19	1820	243
129	Drunken Soldier	11.11.15	8.30.19	1388	171
130	Sweet Up and Down	8.31.10	2.28.20	3468	468
131	Beach Ball	7.20.12	2.28.20	2779	391
132	Riff, The	7.22.14	2.28.20	2047	272
133	Stolen Away on 55th & 3rd	5.21.16	2.28.20	1378	179
134	Sweet	9.13.15	7.23.21	2140	281
135	So Damn Lucky	6.22.18	7.23.21	1127	191
136	Hello Again	9.2.18	7.23.21	1055	164
137	If Only	8.27.16	7.24.21	1792	219
138	When the World Ends	6.7.18	7.24.21	1143	200
139	Drive In Drive Out	6.1.18	7.27.21	1152	205
140	Spaceman	9.7.18	8.11.21	1069	171
141	Rye Whiskey	7.5.09	9.17.21	4457	685
142	Christmas Song	12.15.18	9.18.21	1008	179
143	Broken Things	7.24.13	11.5.21	3026	451
144	Dive In	7.9.16	11.5.21	1945	283
145	Break for It	9.5.10	5.11.22	4266	599
146	Shotgun	5.11.16	5.11.22	2191	319
147	Break Free	11.27.18	5.11.22	1261	220
148	Dreaming Tree, The	8.29.15	5.13.22	2449	352
149	Idea of You	7.26.19	5.13.22	1022	158
150	Old Dirt Hill (Bring That Beat Back)	9.8.18	5.17.22	1347	226
151	Time Bomb	8.24.18	5.20.22	1365	236
152	Come On Come On	12.7.18	6.4.22	1275	225
153	Sugar Man	9.6.14	6.21.22	2845	414
154	Steady As We Go	7.14.18	7.2.22	1449	268
155	Pay for What You Get	8.1.15	7.9.22	2534	382
156	Fool to Think	6.29.19	7.15.22	1112	204
157	Cry Freedom	9.3.16	8.21.22	2178	313
158	Eh Hee	7.3.13	9.2.22	3348	512
159	Drunken Soldier	9.7.19	9.2.22	1091	187
160	Joyride	7.27.19	9.3.22	1134	197
161	#34	9.7.18	9.4.22	1458	266
162	Busted Stuff	9.3.10	5.9.23	4631	664
163	Bismarck	8.30.16	5.9.23	2443	340
164	Virginia in the Rain	7.1.18	5.9.23	1773	311
165	American Baby Intro	9.18.11	7.14.23	4317	651
166	Melissa	9.29.09	7.19.23	5041	767
167	Cortez the Killer	8.31.19	7.19.23	1418	245
168	Hunger for the Great Light	7.27.18	7.21.23	1820	329
169	Help Myself	3.10.19	7.21.23	1594	300
170	Spoon	8.24.19	8.24.23	1461	255
171	Long Black Veil	7.8.15	9.3.23	2979	473
172	Smooth Rider	8.27.19	11.18.23	1544	268
173	Dreamgirl	3.19.19	5.28.24	1897	342
174	Black and Blue Bird	6.23.18	6.1.24	2170	397
175	Sugar Will	9.18.21	7.16.24	1032	192
176	Blackjack	6.2.12	8.30.24	4472	718
177	Alligator Pie	2.3.18	8.31.24	2401	441
178	Burning Down the House	12.15.18	10.19.24	2135	384
179	Down by the River	9.9.15	11.22.24	3362	526

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